Target Fires Employee for Buying Zhu Zhu Pet

In an ad flier in today’s paper, I saw a big headline, “We’ve Got Zhu Zhu Pets!” and thought to myself, “I am not going within 100 feet of that store today. People get a little frantic this time of year, and people are definitely nutty over Zhu Zhu pets.

So nutty, in fact, that one woman lost her job over the furry little robotic hamsters.

Target told third shift employees that they would not be allowed to buy Zhu Zhu pets before 8 a.m., to give shoppers a fair chance at snagging their own. Kronbeck says she was never told about the rules, so she bought hers at 4 a.m.

In a statement, Target said:

“At Target, we have policies and procedures in place to ensure our team members follow specific guidelines when purchasing items during their scheduled shifts. These guidelines are in place to provide our guests with the same purchasing opportunities as our team members….The team member purchasing guidelines policy is clearly communicated to all team members in the team member handbook and reminders of this policy are often communicated through such means as:

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